…Sambucus niger ‘Golden Tower’ Sambucus niger ‘Golden Tower’ Cordyline australis ‘Red Star’ Cordyline australis ‘Red Star’ Protea cynaroides ‘Little Prince’ Protea cynaroides ‘Little Prince’ Sambucus niger ‘Black Lace’ Sambucus niger…

…a huge 20-30 feet tall cluster. Pittosporum bicolor? The original Sambucus nigra ‘Guincho Purple’. A very elderly and propped up shrub. Sambucus nigra ‘Guincho Purple’ Sambucus nigra ‘Guincho Purple’ Another…

…too in the drought.Sambucus niger ‘Black Lace’ under-planted with Dahlia ‘Moonfire’ was a most effective combination of foliage and flower colours. Sambucus niger ‘Black Lace’ Sambucus niger ‘Black Lace’ Sorbus…

…relative Cardiandra formosa ‘Xitou Survivor’ Cardiandra formosa ‘Xitou Survivor’ The peculiar herbaceous Sambucus ebulus Sambucus ebulus Sambucus ebulus On the Tregrehan stand:Brassaiopsis hispida (£50 each!) Brassaiopsis hispida Brassaiopsis hispida On…

…paniculata ‘Limelight’ at Newbiggin House. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ Tilia henryana ‘Arnold Select’ had been looking sickly but now doing well. Tilia henryana ‘Arnold Select’ Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’ and Hydrangea…

…on Rosa ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’. Rosa ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’ Rosa ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’ Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’ and Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’ and Hydrangea…

…a private garden named after a place in Portugal and a Sambucus seedling collected and named by Sir Harold Hillier while at Guincho. It has dark, but not exactly black,…

…‘Runaway Bride’ On the way to Burncoose I stop in Carnon Downs to photograph a mystery tree in full flower. The leaves look a bit like a Sambucus (elder) but…